Copy-holder



E. P'ROUTY.

COPY HOLDERJ APPUCATION Fl.LED FEB. I0, 1920.

1,378,6 1 2. Patented May 17, 1921.

UNITED STATES nnocn: PnoUTY, or ARCADIA, FLORIDA.

COPY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 17, 1921.

Application filed February 10,. 1920. Serial'No. 35?,527.

T 0 all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that ENOOII Pnotrrr, a citizen oi the United States ofAmerica, residing at Arcadia, in the county of De Soto and State 01Florida, has invented new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a copy iolder for typistswhereby the note book or sheet may be readily applied and securely heldin the proper position for the convenience of the operator and wherebythe line indicator may be readily operated or may be iven the requiredstep by step movement to successively indicate the lines of the copywith the minimum effort and loss of time to the typist and under suchconditions as to insure accuracy, the elements of the apparatus beingsuch as to provide for their production and assembling at a moderatecost; and with these objects in view the invention consists in aconstruc tion and combination of parts of which a preferred embodimentis shown in the no companying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the copy I holder.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail view enlarged of the indicator clasp.

Fig. 4- is a similar view of the upper guide bracket.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the lower guide bracket.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the dog.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of the key.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view, of the lower end of the bore of theeasel or rest to show the connection thereof to the base.

The apparatus consists essentially of an easel or rest 10 which may asillustrated be of sheet metal with a rearwardly turned edge or flange 11and a base 12 consisting of a wire bent into proper form to produce asupport and having upturned terminals 13 plunger rod and jaws and areprovided with guide openings 18 and 19 for a plunger rod 20 titted atits lower end witha nut 21 of which the upper end is adapted to "form astop for contact with the under surface at the l wer bracket to limitthe upward movement of said plunger rod, and engaged with the plungerrod adjacent to a suitable collar 22 is a key 23 fuls crumed upon thelower bracket and adapted to be depressed forward end to cause an upwardmovement of the plunger rod for a purpose hereinafter explained. The keyis provided with an elongated opening or slot to receive the plunger rodand a depending stud 25 engaged with a slot or seat 26 in the extremityof the bracket 17, said stun in relation to the slot 26 constituting thefulcrum of the key, and said stud being disens agable from the slot orseat 26 to permit or turning the key to a position parallel with theplate 10 and above the ledge 15 when not in use or as a means ofeconomizing space when storing or shipping the holder.

The line indicator 2? consists oi an arm provided at its inner end withcoiled eyes 28 and 29 constituting a spring clasp for frictionalengagement with the plunger rod and adapted for sliding movementthereon. Said eyes are separated by a slot or notch 30 and arepreferably arranged in axially offset or disalinedrelations as indicatedin detail in Fig. 3, as a means of insuring the frictional engagementthereof with the rod so as to prevent accidental displacement whilepermitting movement thereof when SllbJQCU-ld to a moderate strain in thethree.

tion oi the length of the plunger rod. Engaged with the plunger rodbetween the clasp eyes 28 and 29, or in the plane of the slot 30 is adog 31 shown in detail in Fig. (3 and having a slot 82 for receiving theA 3st for engagement respectively with the. front surface of the plate10 and the rear edge of the flange 11, so that said jaws serve to lockthe dog against llpw'flld movement due to a strain applied to the "frontend of the dog while permitting a downward sliding movement of the same.Thus when the key is operated to raise the plunger rod 20 the resistanceofiered by the jaws of the dog serves to hold the latter against upwardmovement so that the plunger rod will move upward through the opening orslot 32 in the dog and also through the clasp eyes 28 and 29, and whenthe key is released the downward movement of the plunger rod due to theaction of the weight 21 will carry the indicator arm and also the dogdownward therewith to a new point of engagement on the plunger rod orwith relation to the plate forming the easel or rest. The weight 21 isadjustably mounted upon the plunger rod as by means of threads on thelatter, and obviously by adjusting the weight to vary the intervalbetween its upper or stop end and the under surface of the lower bracket1?, the extent of upward throw oi the plunger rod may be regulated tosuit the distance between the lines of the copy which is to betranscribed, so that it is only necessary for the typist at the end ofeach line to press the key and raise the plunger rod to the limit of itsmovement determined by the stop and then release the same in order tosecure the downward feeding movement of the indicator arm to an extentsufiicient to expose or indicate the next line of copy.

The upper bracket 16 is provided with a securing plate 35 forarrangement in rear of the plate forming the easel or rest and a slot 36for engagement with the flange 11 of said plate while the lower bracket17 is provided with a similar securing plate 37 and a slot 38 forcorresponding engagement with the easel at its lower end.

Also in order to secure a copy book or sheetof paper in proper positionupon the easel or rest, there is a clamp consisting of a spring arm atOterminally secured to the easel on the back face thereof and projectingtoward the top of the latter and normally in a diverging directiontherefrom. The upper end of the spring arm is bent to pass slidablythrough an opening formed in the easel and terminates in an arched crossbar 41 which is disposed in front of the plane of the easel plate nearthe top of the latter and transversely thereo't. The cross bar is keptnormally against the easel plate by the pressure offered by the springarm, and movement of the latter toward the plate from the back separatesthe cross arm from the plate to permit the insertion between the two ofthe book or sheet to be mounted on the easel.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A copy holder having an easel or rest, a plunger rod reciprocablymounted in a plane parallel with said easel or rest, an indicator armhaving a sliding frictional engagement with said rod, a dog connectedwith the indicator arm and engaged with the easel or rest for resistingupward while permitting downward movement of said arm, and a key forimparting movement to said plunger rod.

2. A copy holder having an easel or rest, a reciprocable plunger rod, anindicator arm having yielding clasp eyes in engagement with said rod, adog engaging the rod between said eyes and having engagement with theeasel or rest to resist upward and permit downward feeding movement, andmeans for reciprocating the plunger rod.

3. A copy holder having an easel or rest, a plunger rod, an indicatorarm provided with clasp eyes arranged in axially offset relation inengagement with said plunger.

rod, a dog engaging the plunger rod between said clasp eyes and providedwith jaws for engaging the easel or rest to resist upward and permitdownward iceding movement and means for operating said plunger rod.

l. A copy holder having an easel or rest, a plunger rod, an indicatorarm slidingly mounted upon the plunger rod, a dog opera tively connectedwith said indicator arm and provided with jaws engaging the easel orrest for resisting up vard and permitting downward feeding movementthereof, an adjustable stop carried by the plunger rod to limit theupward movement thereof, and a key for actuating the plunger rod.

5. A copy holder having an easel or rest, upper and lower guidebrackets, a plunger rod slidingly mounted in said brackets, a clamp forsecuring copy upon the easel or rest, an indicator arm slidingly mountedupon the plunger rod, means for resisting upward and permitting downwardsliding movement of the indicator arm on the plunger rod, means forlimiting the upward displacement of the plunger rod and for returningthe same to its normal position, and a key engaged with the plunger rodand fulcrumed upon the lower bracket by means of a stud engaging a slotin the latter to permit of pivotal movement upon the plunger rod as acenter.

6. A copy holder having an easel or rest embodying a sheet metal plateprovided at its lower edge with an outwardly turned flange, and a baseconsisting of wire bent into arcuate shape and formed with upturnedterminals. the extremities of which are split to receive the lower edgeof the plate.

In testimony whereof he afiixes his signature.

ENOGH rnou'rr.

